Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Nehemiah Sanderson and Noah Leach Lead Arnold Baptist to Victory

By Team Reports Dec 12, 2024, 8:13pm

Basketball Recap: Arnold Baptist Lions vs. Victory Christian Academy Chargers

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arnold Baptist). They walked away with a 64-53 win over the Victory Christian Academy Chargers on Monday. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.

Noah Leach

Points

12/09/24 @ Victory Christian Academy29
11/25/24 @ Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis23
11/19/24 @ Twin City Christian Academy26
10/04/24 @ Cornerstone Christian Academy29
11/19/24 @ Twin City Christian Academy26
10/04/24 @ Cornerstone Christian Academy29

Leading Arnold Baptist to victory were Noah Leach and Nehemiah Sanderson. Leach posted 29 points, while Sanderson had 21 points. The contest was Leach's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joe Murphy, who earned six points.

The win snapped Arnold Baptist's losing streak at three games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 2-2 record. As for Victory Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Arnold Baptist does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will square off against Heritage Classical Christian Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Heritage Classical Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.

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